I’ve run a startup with two other cofounders and dozens of contractors for nearly three years on only $131,000. Before that worked for the United Nations in Damascus, Syria. Before that I traveled around the…

This post was originally published by Huffington Post. We’ve often heard parents and educators quip that today’s young people are digital natives — a generation of youth who can rent movies on iTunes and buy…

This post originally appeared on Sasha Dichter’s blog. I think of Eric Ries’ book, The Lean Startup, as an innovation handbook. Eric, a software engineer turned successful entrepreneur, sets out to dispel myths around innovation…

When you’re lean, your momentum and success rely on a small group of people being able to design and test solutions to a wide variety of challenges. Even if everyone has the solutions-oriented mindset, you…

The ocean is in crisis, plagued by overfishing, habitat loss, and acidification, among other issues. While the ocean serves as the engine for our climate and plays a central role in the global food system,…

One of the most important aspects of Lean Startup is that risk management strategies are baked into your philosophy and practices. Business is risky and starting a business from scratch all the more so. The…